Orthodox Calendar
November 2025
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1

  • Memorial (Demetrius) Saturday
  • Prophet Joel
  • Relics Ven. John of Rila
  • Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt (1908).
  • Holy Martyr Varus and those with him (304)
  • Holy Hieromartyr Sadoth (Shahdost) and his 128 companions (342)

2

  • 21st Sunday after Pentecost
  • Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch
  • St Gerasimus the New, ascetic of Cephalonia (1579)
  • St Jonah, Bishop of Manchuria (1925) (October 7 OC)

3

  • Ven. Hilarion the Great
  • Holy New Martyr John of Monembasia (1773)

4

  • St Abercius, Equal-to-the-Apostles
  • Venerable Lot of Egypt (5th c.)
  • Holy Seven Youths of Ephesus

5

Fast

  • Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
  • Saint Macarius the Roman of Mesopotamia (?)

6

  • Martyr Arethas and Companions

7

Fast

  • Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries
  • St Tabitha of Joppa

8

  • Greatmartyr Demetrius

9

  • 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
  • Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica
  • St Procla, the wife of Pontius Pilate.
  • Our Venerable Father Demetrius of Basarabov (Romania) (13th c.)

10

  • Martyrs Terence, Neonila and Children
  • St Arsenius of Serbia
  • St Dimitri (Demetrius) of Rostov (1709)
  • Our Holy Father Firmilian, Bishop of Caesarea (268)
  • Holy Hieromartyr Cyriacus, Bishop of Jerusalem, and his mother Anna (4th c.)

11

  • Martyr Anastasia the Roman
  • Our Holy Father Abramius (366) and his niece Mary (371) of Mesopotamia

12

Fast

  • Hieromartyr Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia
  • Holy Apostle Cleopas
  • St Joseph I, Patriarch of Constantinople (1283)
  • Holy Martyr Hermengild, Prince of the Visigoths (486)
  • Holy Hieromartyr John Kochurov, First Hieromartyr of the Russian Revolution (1917)

13

  • Hieromartyr John Kochurov
  • Holy Apostles Stachys, Apelles, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus and Aristobolus.
  • New Martyr Nicholas of Chios (1754)

14

Fast

  • Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian
  • Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.)

15

  • Martyr Acindynus of Persia and Others

16

  • 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
  • Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries
  • Martyrs Acepsimus, Joseph, Aithalas
  • Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.)

17

  • Ven. Joannicus the Great

18

  • Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis
  • Repose St Jonah of Novgorod
  • Holy Martyrs Galaction and Episteme (ca. 250)
  • Holy Apostles Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus
  • Our Holy Father Gregory the Confessor, Patriarch of Alexandria (early 9th c.)

19

Fast

  • St Paul the Confessor of Constantinople
  • Saint Germanus, Archbishop of Kazan (1568)

20

  • Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene
  • Saint Willibrord, first Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Holland (739)

21

Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers

22

  • Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius
  • Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Aegina (1920).
  • Our Venerable Father John the Dwarf (John the Short) (4th c.)
  • Our Holy Mother Matrona (492)
  • Saint Symeon Metaphrastes (960)

23

  • 24th Sunday after Pentecost
  • Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius
  • Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)

24

  • Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent
  • Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)

25

  • St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
  • Our Father among the Saints Martin, Bishop of Tours (397)
  • Our Holy Father Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai (430)
  • St Nilus the Myrrh-Gusher of Mt Athos (1651)

26

Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

27

  • Holy Apostle Philip
  • St Gregory Palamas (1359)
  • Pious Emperor Justinian and His Wife Theodora (565)

28

Nativity Fast

  • Begin Nativity Fast
  • Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794)

29

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew

30

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • 25th Sunday after Pentecost
  • St Gregory the Wonderworker
  • Ven. Nikon of Radonezh
  • Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.)
  • Our Holy Mother Hilda, Abbess of Whitby (680)